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Title: | Amblyceps cerinum, a new catfish (Teleostei: Amblycipitidae) from northeastern India | Authors: | Ng, H.H. Wright, J.J. |
Keywords: | Brahmaputra River Siluriformes Sisoroidea South Asia |
Issue Date: | 10-Nov-2010 | Citation: | Ng, H.H.,Wright, J.J. (2010-11-10). Amblyceps cerinum, a new catfish (Teleostei: Amblycipitidae) from northeastern India. Zootaxa (2672) : 50-60. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. | Abstract: | Amblyceps cerinum, a new South Asian amblycipitid catfish species, is described from the Brahmaputra River drainage in northern West Bengal, India. The new species can be distinguished from congeners in having a combination of upper jaw longer than lower, incomplete lateral line terminating beneath posterior insertion of dorsal fin, length of adipose-fin base 32.4-38.3% SL, caudal peduncle length 21.9-24.5% SL, caudal peduncle depth 9.2-11.2% SL, 41-44 post-Weberian vertebrae, posterior end of adipose fin separated from dorsal procurrent caudal-fin rays by distinct notch, and truncate caudal fin. The taxonomic status of A. tenuispinis is also discussed and a neotype designated for this species. © 2010 Magnolia Press. | Source Title: | Zootaxa | URI: | http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/100040 | ISSN: | 11755326 |
Appears in Collections: | Staff Publications |
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